unitarian

See also: Unitarian

English

Etymology

unitary +‎ -ian

Adjective

unitarian (comparative more unitarian, superlative most unitarian)

1. Espousing a unitary view of something

   the unitarian position on executive power

Translations

espousing a unitary view

• Catalan: unitari
• Portuguese: unitarista

Noun

unitarian (plural unitarians)

1. (Christianity) A Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, usually stressing some distinctions between God the Father and God the Son without denying the divinity of Jesus.

   Antonym: trinitarian

2. (Islam) Synonym of Muwahhid, a Muslim advocating God's strict unity.
3. (uncommon) Synonym of monotheist, a believer in the unity of God, particularly non-Christians (Muslims, Jews, etc.) discussed from a Christian perspective.
4. A person who rejects dualism in other contexts.

   Antonym: dualist

Synonyms

• (nontrinitarian Christian): unipersonalist; Unitarian (inexact); Arian (inexact, usually pej.)

Translations

Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology

• Catalan: unitari
• Finnish: unitaristi
• Irish: Úinitéireach m
• Norwegian: unitarer m
• Polish: unitarianin m, unitarianka f
• Portuguese: unitarista m or f

(rare) non-Christian monothesist

• Catalan: monoteista
• Finnish: monoteisti (fi)
• Russian: монотеист (ru) (monoteist)

References

“unitarian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French unitarien.

Adjective

unitarian m or n (feminine singular unitariană, masculine plural unitarieni, feminine and neuter plural unitariene)

1. Unitarian

Declension

Declension of unitarian

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	unitarian		unitariană	unitarieni	unitariene
	definite	unitarianul		unitariana	unitarienii	unitarienele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	unitarian		unitariene	unitarieni	unitariene
	definite	unitarianului		unitarienei	unitarienilor	unitarienelor